still can‚ in private spots such as their home. In the long run‚ it would definitely help America as a whole. The current drinking age in America is 21. In the majority of other countries the drinking age is 18 or younger. America faces a lot of problems with underage drinking‚ more than the countries that set their drinking age to 18. The problem of having the drinking age at 21 is
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving said‚” The truth is that a drinking age at eighteen would cause more funerals.” Quoted in 60 minute‚ ”Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age.” A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows connections between alcohol abuse and young people (CDC Facts). Most people do not know this but drinking affects every American. One decision that young people have to make is should they drink under the age of twenty-one. What happens to them in the future is unknown
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Taskforce 2008‚ p.2). In the 1970s’‚ the drinking age was lowered to 18 from 21 during the Vietnam War (Bibby 2009). One issue people nowadays are openly debating about is whether the legal minimum age for drinking alcohol in Australia should be‚ again‚ raised from 18 to 21. It has been suggested that as 18-year-olds have already been able to vote‚ they naturally should have the right to drink as well. However‚ this essay will argue that the legal drinking age should be lifted‚ and the reasons are as
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Discuss ethical implications related to the PR issues Merriam-Webster defines ethical behavior as “the discipline dealing with what are good and bad‚ with moral duty and obligation” (Ethical‚ 2008). In the recent years it has been said that good ethics can mean good business. When it comes to reputation and public image an ethical business is better off than an unethical one. Ethical issues can be directly or sometimes indirectly from the strategic decisions that are made to meet public
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But no drugs are legal and drinking is only for 21 yr old so they should be safe right? Sadly however there is one drug that has taken a staggering amount of lives. This is tobacco and it is deadly to anyone and everyone. But at 18 you can buy them whenever. So this raises the question. Should the legal age to purchase and use tobacco products be raised to 21? I am for the raising of the legal age to smoke‚ as is Tobbaco21 as they state‚”Increasing the sale age to 21 will help to prevent young people
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law that states “you have to be 21 years of age to drink”. Alcantara background affects her argument because she knows victims of underage drinking and she has witnessed the outcome of it personally. Alcantara preconception is about lowering the drinking age is obviously a negative one due to the immaturity of her fellow peers. What’s the deal? Alcantara directly states her purpose by laying out facts and logic reasons supporting her argument of why the drinking age shouldn’t be altered. Alcantara
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Drinking on College Campuses Beer bongs‚ keg stands‚ and a million new drinks to discover‚ these are what college is all about. First-year students are introduced to a whole new world of parties that last until 3 a.m. and drinking beer for the usual breakfast. The week consists of concentrating on school for about 4 days of the week and partying 3 days. The money that was supposed to go towards books and gas to get home has been hoarded for the latest beer run or was used to get into the bar
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smoking age should be raised to 21 for the following reasons. Many teens start smoking before they are 18. Most start in their mid to late teens. I believe this law should be reconsidered for our well being. The age to buy any form of cigarettes‚ cigars‚ and electronic cigarettes as well as chewing tobacco should be 21. Currently it is at 18 and giving teens a longer period of time to consider the choice of whether to smoke or not‚ at such a young age is crucial. Raising the age to 21 will have
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You may see issues‚ but I see a way to fix some of those issues. Legalizing certain drugs‚ incorporating capital punishment more‚ cutting taxes to all classes‚ expanding the capital punishment to include more crimes to qualify‚ and lowering the legal age to drink and purchase alcohol. First the economy. Before I give you facts‚ reasons‚ and evidence to support my claims towards the extremely complicated process to fix something this radical‚ let me give you my claims. Starting with maybe the easiest
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2. Every day in America‚ another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011.) II. Central Thesis Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved‚ if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic. III. Body A. Need: Drunk driving occurs everyday‚ and many lives are taken because of one person choice. 1. Every 52 minutes on
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